A six-month ban on new licensing will give the town a chance to figure out the extent of the caregiver business in town and consider changes to ordinances.
2021
Falmouth-based adult tennis team wins New England sectional
A team based out of The Woodlands Club in Falmouth won a New England 40-and-over mixed doubles sectional tennis tournament Sunday in Woburn, Massachusetts. The victory advances the seven-member team, whose combined skill rating has a ceiling of 6.0, for a national tournament Nov. 12-14 at the USTA National campus in Orlando, Florida. The Woodlands […]
Ararat 12U All-Stars making plenty of noise in New England regional
Prior experience at regional tournament level has Ararat positioned to play for berth in World Series.
Tentative opioid deal would provide $26 billion and a new way to regulate painkillers
Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have claimed more than 500,000 lives since 1999, and Maine’s drug overdose deaths increased by 33% in 2020.
Protests take aim at Hallowell’s state Rep. Charlotte Warren after social media post
A comment on the now-deleted Facebook page of Rep. Charlotte Warren, suggesting that straight, white men are too emotional to be in politics, has sparked protests, but some fellow legislators are defending her free speech rights.
Brunswick history center hosts Lincoln biographer
Author Ronald C. White, whose New York Times-bestselling books include American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant and A. Lincoln: A Biography, delivers the presentation “Joshua L. Chamberlain: Pieces of the Puzzle” on Wednesday, July 28, at 5 p.m., as part of his ongoing research for a comprehensive Chamberlain biography to be published by […]
Boston asks Provincetown visitors to isolate, get virus test
At least 35 COVID-19 cases in the city have been linked to the Cape Cod tourist town, which reported over 100 positive tests after the Fourth of July holiday.
Developer ditches plans for Bath affordable housing project
Bath City Planner Ben Averill said the company didn’t reveal why it withdrew its applications.
Historic bridge in Aroostook County destroyed by fire
The 1911 Watson Settlement Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a complete loss.